Chapter 779 A Dream of Youth 311
Aqi Lan pulled on the reins and nimbly climbed onto the horse's back. Then, a scimitar slashed down from behind. As the swords and spears clashed, Vice General Lin blocked the blow for her.
Xie Ning couldn't think too much about it. He just lashed Aqi Lan's horse's rump with his whip and watched the horse gallop away. He then rode Wuqi closely behind, with another guard, Twelve, who was protecting her, also following closely behind.
He glanced back and saw four Northern Jin soldiers chasing after him.
There were about twenty riders who ambushed them, while they only had seventeen men who could fight, and seven of them were unarmored, making them difficult to defeat.
Xiao Si glanced at Deputy General Lin, then ordered his men to stop him, and went after Xie Ning himself.
Xu Hongying pulled her gun out from the neck of a Northern Jin soldier, calculating the time in her mind. The moment she discovered the ambush, Deputy General Lin had sent out a smoke signal, but even the nearest garrison would take an hour to arrive.
Now that the Northern Jin army has appeared here, we don't know what the situation is like in Bingzhou City.
"Should we split up and run?" Xie Qi asked, panting. He glanced at the direction Du Mingzhao and the others had run in. A Northern Jin army had chased after them there, and he wondered how they were doing now.
"No, let's go after Bao'er." Xu Hongying didn't want to fight any longer. Although splitting up and escaping would give them the best chance of survival, she saw that the man who was clearly the leader of the Northern Jin army was chasing after Xie Ning.
That man was ruthless and incredibly strong; two of his cavalrymen died at his hands, and Xie Ning was no match for him.
Xu Hongying felt uneasy. She glanced at the heavy arrow lying to the side and immediately picked it up. Ordinary arrows could not penetrate armor, but heavy arrows could. The person she had just killed was a Northern Jin soldier carrying a heavy arrow.
"Charge!"
Seeing Xu Hongying's actions, Deputy General Lin gritted his teeth and led his men to block two more Northern Jin soldiers. "Form ranks!"
In battle, there are formations of ten thousand men, and there are also formations adapted to smaller forces. They can hold off the enemy for a while, but it's unknown how long they can hold them off.
Glancing at the corpses on the ground, Deputy General Lin forced himself to calm down. The enemy outnumbered them, so they couldn't fight head-on. They had to outmaneuver them and just hold them off. If they could hold out for another half an hour, reinforcements would surely arrive.
Seeing the leader of the Northern Jin army chasing after Xie Ning, Vice General Lin couldn't calm down at all. Judging from Xie Ning's performance just now, Xie Ning's skills were quite good, and he didn't even have time to be surprised.
But he had fought with this Northern Jin army leader, and he still had a knife wound on his shoulder blade; the other party was extremely fierce.
The wind howled, stinging Xie Ning's cheeks. He clung tightly to the horse's back, pressing his body low to the ground. Behind him came the sound of arrows piercing the air. After an unknown amount of time, an iron chain bridge appeared ahead, with the rushing river churning with waves.
Xie Ning's heart gradually calmed down. She hadn't chosen the direction randomly; she had led the people this way precisely because she knew there was a road here.
Do you think you can get away?
The rough voice reached Xie Ning's ears with the sound of the wind. She turned her head and saw the Northern Jin army closely following behind them. The man had a fierce appearance, and a long scar ran from his right ear down to his neck.
Xie Ning knew him; when he charged down, he killed one of the cavalrymen.
With swift and ruthless strokes, he also fired that heavy arrow; its penetrating power revealed the opponent's immense strength.
Twelve was greatly shocked and swung his spear to stab Xiao Si, but the other party dodged and, after three moves, slashed Twelve off his horse.
He only managed to stall for a short while, and Xiao Si was able to catch up in the blink of an eye.
Xie Ning glanced at Twelve and, seeing that he hadn't been seriously injured, felt relieved. The suspension bridge was just ahead; these people wouldn't let her go. She was going to take them with her.
Only in this way can the remaining people survive.
“My lord…” Aqi Lan’s eyes filled with tears. She hated her own powerlessness. Apart from being strong, she knew no martial arts and was just a burden.
Don't look back.
Xie Ning raised her hand and took off her hairpin, her long black hair falling loose. The sharp weapon in her hand pierced Aqi Lan's horse, and the horse neighed and charged out like an arrow.
"don't want!"
"puff--"
The curved blade slashed hard across her back, and Xie Ning couldn't help but groan before tumbling off her horse. Wu Qi, propelled by the pain, also charged forward.
Fang Xiao Si looked at Xie Ning lying on the ground and snorted coldly. He hesitated for a moment between killing him or capturing him alive. In that instant, Xie Ning had already swung his sword and cut the rope bridge in half.
This sword is sharp enough.
You deserve to die!
Xiao Si's pupils contracted. Suddenly, a heavy arrow pierced through his armor. The Northern Jin soldiers following behind him could no longer maintain their balance and fell from the air. They frantically waved their hands, trying to grab the broken ropes, but to no avail.
Blood spilled from Xie Ning's mouth. She didn't try to grab the rope; she couldn't withstand the impact and would rather be swallowed by the river.
"Bao'er!" Xie Qi was about to charge off on his horse when the guards grabbed the reins and threw him off.
"No, no...Baby...Baby..."
"Master...Teacher..." Aqi Lan fell to the ground, watching the river where the water splashed away, her vision gradually blurring.
Xu Hongying bit her lower lip tightly, her eyes bloodshot, pulled on the reins and turned her horse around. Her long spear, stained with blood, was aimed directly at the pursuing Northern Jin army.
The clouds dispersed, and the snowflakes that had been accumulating for so long fell one after another, gradually staining the ground with a blood-red hue.
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